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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Food Destinations 2 Scenes from a Mumbai Marketplace

Just noticed that the theme for this months Food destinations is My local greenmarket and it would be a shame if I werent able to share my favourite market scenes with fellow foodies. I shall be updating this post with more marketplace pics to make it more worthy for the wonderful event hosted by Maki of Just hungry.
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Market: Vile Parle East Vegetable Market, Mumbai, India
Located on the station road with 70 odd stalls, vendors sell all kinds of vegetables, fruits, herbs. Only fresh produce is sold here.
Open all year round
Timing: 10 am to 10 pm
Prices of vegetables vary from day to day and a little bit of bargaining is always acceptable as well as fun.
The vendors mostly hail from Northern parts of India, they have made Mumbai their home.
Vegetables are grown in the out-skirts of the city and are brought in by trucks. There is no refrigeration and any other such modern amenities available in this marketplace.

Chillies and ginger

Milder light green chillies, fresh ginger and dark green fiery chillies


Tomato stall

Tomatoes-15 Rs/ Kg


Tomato stall

Fruit stall-mostly tropical fruits like Bananas, Papaya, Chikoos, Pomegranates, Custard Apple and some others


Radish and some other greens

Radish and green onions


One of the vendors

Awaiting business
I had been avoiding my weekly trip to the vegetable market since a month because the rains in Bombay turn the entire market place into a slushy mess. We do have 3 supermarkets around our place, and they carry every kind of vegetable-even those that arent considered local here, for eg. Zucchini, Celery, Peppers in all colours, red cabbage, Baby tomatoes etc. However I desist from buying the exotic stuff-mainly because they are generally stale (Poor turnover?) However, herbs like basil and parsely are quite popular.
Green Markets here are in the open-mostly outside of railway stations, so that people getting off the trains can pick up the stuff they want on their way home. Or atleast, thats my guess. Most of the vegetable vendors are called bhaiyyas. In local parlance, they are called bhaaji market-bhaaji meaning veggies.

There are some vendors that sell just one vegetable-for eg. Tomatoes. (See tomato man above) Some that sell one type of stuff, for eg. Greens like different kinds of spinach, spring onions, coriander, dill etc, and some that sell a little of everything.
The market that I go to is considerably large, extending onto two whole streets and on both sides of each street and everyone shouting the price of his wares-especially if it is CHEAP. (at this point, I strongly regret not having taken a pic of the marketplace in my so many visits-will post one soon enough ). Vendors sit behind HUGE mounds of green peas, beans, tomatoes. Huge as in a kid could be standing inside and not seen!
A friend of mine who has once come visiting from Bangalore was quite amazed to see the variety and quantity of stuff. It was then I realised the advantage I had in being able to procure such fresh stuff plus having a variety of stuff to choose from.
Trucks bringing in sacks of vegetables from the wholesale markets obstruct the street. Then there are small boys-mobile vendors as I call them, selling stuff like lemons or drumsticks. Especially so when they are available cheap like 10 lemons for 5 Rupees, or 5 drumsticks for 10 Rupees and they have this nasty habit of calling every female-"Aunty" despite her age. They have another nasty habit of sticking these things under your nose and forcing you to buy their wares or they will block your way with the long drumsticks, until you push them away or buy them.
Its total chaos there. I realised on my last visit that Id prefer this Bazaar therapy anyday to a retail therapy. Probably stems from the market visits I used to make as a child holding my grannys hand. The smells, the sounds, the whole atmosphere is probably very deep rooted in anyone who grew up in India.


What I got home

What I got home
Vegetables-
French Beans, Carrots, Ridge Gourd, Giant Cucumber, Radish, Tomatoes, Snake Gourd
Herbs-
Coriander, Baby Fenugreek
Fruits-
Lemons (the lemons here are much smaller and skin is thinner), Papaya, Pomegranate




Sunday lunch

Sunday lunch with ingredients fresh from the market
  • Carrot-Peanut Salad
  • Radish sambhar (Radish and lentils)
  • Rice
  • Snake Gourd Curry

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

My Favorite Food Network Star – Alton Brown

When people hear I’m a Chef (or at least that I play one on the internet), they always ask the same two questions. What kind of food do you cook? And, who’s your favorite TV Chef? The first question’s one I can never answer, since I cook everything I can get my hands on. I never understand that first question, and usually give some smart-ass response like, “edible foods” or “the kind you buy at the market.” The second question is easy; Alton Brown. His sense of humor, his entertaining delivery, and his scientific (yet simple) approach to food is what really makes me such a big fan. Besides, his jokes and puns are almost as bad as mine!

Here is a short, and I think inspirational, interview he did on the Big Idea recently. It’s an interesting look behind the man and his show, Good Eats. Enjoy.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

English food recipes

Everyone knows that the economy hard, if you are looking to stretch your paycheck dollars you should consider English food recipe s. Some of the recipe-s that come from England are cheap to make, you are also very healthy and fill out. Large hearty hot meals for the cooler months are always a big hit and the best aspect about you is that you dont need to cost an arm and a leg make. The same can be said in the warmer months where you might not want to eat too many large heavy warm meals to.

What time of year you can be sure recipe s get English food of yesterday and today through the day. What kind of a lot of has a very specific purpose on climate and need. the warmer meals to the latency between you tolerable, during the cooler months you would probably have less appetite.

Sandwiches are a hit

When it comes right down there, sandwiches are always a big hit. It takes not much planning or detailed menu English food recipe s for you find that you can make an excellent sandwich. Many people will enjoy a sandwich pretty much at any point of the day. They are easy to prepare and to a variety of ingredients that can make to meet the sandwich, the time frame or mood. With great sandwiches in the menu you have more time for the important things with your family. If you are looking for something complete you could actually serve soup and sandwiches.

Often you will find sandwiches with a decoration of vegetables or shoots. English food recipe s is this kind of shoot or vegetable combination use as it is easy to digest and it has a sharp structure that complements the sandwich.

Minced meat / pie and hot dishes

If the warmer months to the cool crisp sharp fall fade, you can expect that the English food recipe s will follow this example. You can expect that hot pies such as minced meat and cottage pie will decorate tables throughout the country. It does not matter where the situation in England, you can bet, when bitter the British weather ensures rotates, your Gulets are warm and full. These foods have been around for centuries, and you can bet that you go not always any time soon. As a matter of fact, these warm dishes are found in many other places around the world today looking to relocate to be British and take your favourites with you.

This allows your action to experience recipe s world, English food. You will appreciate these meals when the weather is cold. The food of the region must not boring be known as British cuisine. Convenience and necessity often was the decisive factor for what was eaten back in the early days, some things die hard for some, because you simply appreciate the simple nature and cheap meal options it offers.


Helen Jones writes British food related article for the British food website www.goodbritishfood.com.

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Monday, March 31, 2014

Barbecue food safety

Many friends and colleagues have called sick because of the food poisoning and follow with something like "I had a BBQ at the weekend, and I must have been eating properly cooked something".

To be honest I think some of you probably only too drunk, but it is obvious enough of a belief out there that hygiene is a problem with a grill for a real day of work or an apology from cast iron.

In many of the BBQ articles Ive written have I concentrated focused "sizzle is hot, flames arent" the phrase to the need to be patient and the grill flame to control. If however you have yet mastered this point then maybe it is time to withdraw from the contract to purchase a barbecue thermometer?

Why do I need a BBQ Thermometer? Take this barbecue Hamburg example:

Many people assume that when Grilled Hamburger is brown in the Middle it done well is Brown, but according to the USDA Research 1 every 4 hamburger, turns before reaching a safe internal temperature. The internal temperature to 160 ° F before his safe food.

The bacterium which we try is to protect us against e-coli and bacteria, to live on the surface of meat. This is an important and essential to understand because we can happily eat a rare steak without any chance of food poisoning. Unless well cooked the steak on the outside, the bacteria are killed.

This is not the case with a hamburger, but because the burgers from minced meat surface is made could be bacteria everywhere within the hamburger.

The signs and symptoms of food borne disease ranging from upset stomach, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, abdominal cramps and dehydration, severe disease even death, but everything had said, please dont be put off, some hamburgers at your next BBQ Cookout. With a few simple precautions that follow the rules of the basic food hygiene and barbecue food poisoning are a thing of the past.

Use a food thermometer. Instant-read thermometer foods are good for control of the temperature in the direction of end of the cooking time.

(1) The food thermometer in the thickest part of the food be placed and should not affect bone, fat or cartilage.

2. Ensure that clean your food thermometer with hot, soapy water before and after each use!

The other option is a large oven safe or use oven probe dial thermometers and they can be inserted into the flesh and used for the duration of the cooking.

There are many types of food thermometer, it is important to ensure the correct reading the instructions for your food thermometer. If he happy with method of using minimum safe in the USDA recommended internal temperatures to a secure barbeque Cookout ensure.

· Steaks and roasts - 145 ° F

· Fish - 145 ° F

· Pork - 160 ° F

· Ground beef - 160 ° F

· Egg plate - 160 ° F

· Chicken breast - 165 ° F

· Whole poultry - 165 ° F

This is the most important but to do, here are a few other tips help you at your next BBQ food poisoning to avoid.

1. Often wash hands and surfaces. Use warm, soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling food and wash cutting boards, is prepared after each food

2. Dont cross contaminate, always raw and cooked food separate. Never place food on a plate which previously held raw meat, poultry or fish and seafood cooked.

3. Cool immediately - but cover (e.g. with stretch wrap), if the food is still hot
Cooling or freezing fresh you prepared food and leftovers within 2 hours or sooner.

Be food safe! Prepare with care

Know how prepare, process and store food safely to protect you and your family. Bacteria can to meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products as well as moved or cooked vegetables and fruits grow.

Follow the above mentioned and food poisoning should be a thing of the past. Why not pass this on your employees? Can a significant improvement in Monday morning terms or perhaps just an excuse, you see different under.


Resources for further reading.

Free barbecue recipes - free BBQ Grill recipes & meat smoking, cooking ideas on the ceramic Grill.

Barbecue Grill Guide - Compare electric, gas and coal barbecue grills.

Easy Grill recipes - easy recipes for the smoker Grill with many tips.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Acorns A Major North American Native Food

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Native American Cuisine 

California Indians did not have to be farmers, and for the most part were hunters and gatherers. There was a ready supply of deer, fish,rabbits, foul, native plants for vegetables, native fruits, and even sea weed. Even so, acorns are said to have been the main food of as many as 3/4 of our native Californians. Acorns were everywhere, are easy to gather and store fairly well ... as long as your storage places are squirrel tight. Some groups buried baskets of nuts until they were needed. Some claim that white acorns were the most preferred because they were sweet and often eaten without leaching. 
The most common oaks found in the San Francisco Bay area are the Tan Oak, Black Oak, California Live Oak, and Valley Oak. Many of these have been seriously endangered through the process of turning pasture land into housing developments, with the Live Oak being the least threatened -- since this oak is not deciduous, it offers "building development appeal" by remaining "green and healthy looking" all year.
Many of the Pomos prefer the Tan Oak because they feel it has more flavor. Many of the MiWuks prefer the Black Oak because it takes less
leaching to get rid of the tannin. Many of us dont like the California live oak because "its too much work for the amount of meal you get compared to the amount of leaching you have to do," "its got no character," "too wormy," or "its too easy to get -- nothing that plentiful can be very good." The list goes on and on. My favorite is the Black Oak ... with a little Tan Oak added for character.
Acorns are gathered in the fall after they are ripe, Early in the season you will occasionally find acorns without their "little hats" lying on the ground. These are usually buggy. (If the acorn is so heavy that it pulls itself from its cap, it is usually because there is a worm flipping itself about inside the acorn, and all this activity is what breaks the nut free from its cap and the tree.) When the acorns are actually ripe, they fall from the tree, cap intact. If you see any holes in them, throw them away. They are sometimes stored first, to dry them out, and then shelled. Other groups shell them first, and then dry them out by placing them someplace safe, yet warm, to dry. For the ultimate in information on processing acorn, refer to a new book about Yosemites Julia Parker, written by Park Naturalist Bev Ortiz which came out in 1992 or 1993. It was published by the same group that produces News from Native California, headed by Malcolm Margolin.
There is first and foremost, the original recipe: AFTER THE ACORNS ARE **COMPLETELY DRY** & REMOVED FROM THEIR SHELLS, the Acorns are ground until the meal is so fine that "it will stick to the basket sifter" when it is turned upside down. When you have determined that you have ground the acorns to "primo" consistency, you must then leach it. This was traditionally accomplished (before we had woven cloth to work with) by building a mound of fine sand, near a spring or the river, and then scooping out the center. The meal you wished to leach was placed in the center of this mound and water poured over a clean cedar bough which was placed or held above the acorn meal. The tannin would leach out of the acorn meal and harmlessly down into the sand. When tasting it showed the tannin had been removed, the meal was carefully removed from its sand "colander" and put into a cooking basket. Water is added -- the correct amount for the amount of acorn meal you are going to use, which is something that takes a while to adjust to. Too much water will require cooking longer to get the consistency you want. Not enough water and the acorn will burn. Then special cooking rocks were heated in a fire, rinsed off, and using special stirring sticks, the rocks were stirred in the basket to heat the acorn solution thoroughly. As each rock cooled down, it was removed, and another hot clean rock took its place in the cooking basket. The rock that had been removed was washed off and placed back in the fire to reheat and await its turn to become a cooking implement once again. In what seems like no time at all, the acorn soup is boiling, and the stirring continues until the soup is of the desired consistency -- either thin to eat with a spoon, or thicker to eat with a fork, depending on what the "cook" has in mind. Though the above "soup" was eaten straight by the traditional people, I usually add a little salt, and occasionally some dried currents or blue elderberries, or even raisins. Some people like to add a little cinnamon.
The rocks are saved for the next time, since finding perfect rocks that
wont explode when subjected to heat, or wont crumble into the food,
or give a bad taste, etc., are not as easy to find as you might think. The baskets, tools, implements, rocks, etc. used to cook acorn are considered a family legacy and kept within a family to be passed down from generation to generation. What makes a good cooking basket is the subject of another dissertation and shall not be gone into at this time. Ask the next expert basket weaver you meet to explain to you how a cooking basket is made.
ALTERNATIVE LEACHING METHODS, & NATURAL DYING USES
The alternative method of leaching, which I personally use (as do most of the people I have spoken to about this subject) is to take my winnowing basket (or a broad-bottomed basket), place a clean, "white" UNBLEACHED cloth (like a tea towel used just for this purpose....which will never be white again) in the bottom of the basket, and then place your finely ground acorn meal on top of the cloth. Then I get a piece of cedar branch (new growth preferred and place it on top of the acorn meal and run water on it, VERY SLOWLY. I place my basket on top of a large cooking pot (so that I can save the tannin water) in such a way that when the pot fills up, my basket wont be sitting in the water, and the pot can overflow. I check on the leaching process periodically, so I can empty the soup kettle as it fills. Since I am also a weaver and spinner, who does natural dying on occasion, a day or two before I know Im going to be leaching acorn, I wash any uncolored wool fleece I may have on hand that I will want to dye later, or any white yarn I want to dye in the near future...IF I REMEMBER. Sometimes I dont plan ahead. Anyway, as the acorn leaching pot fills, I will pour this tannin-filled water into the washing machine, where I later place up to 3 or 4 lbs of clean white wool or yarn to soak up the tannic acid solution. When I am ready to dye the wool at a later date, the color will come out much more dramatically that it would if I had used "untreated fleece".
Another way I have heard of to leach acorn, which I have NEVER tried and probably never will, is to SCRUB the water tank on your toilet to remove any algae, and use this "sanitary" part of your toilet to leach  your acorn meal. It makes sense to use water that otherwise is wasted but it doesnt seem like a very aesthetic topic of conversation for a public gathering ... I can hear it now: "Gee, this acorn mush isnt half bad .... you must have leached it really thoroughly." "Why yes I do; I let it sit in a clean muslin bag in my toilet tank for a week or so..." Then watch your dinner guests put their food down, never to eat at your camp fire again. The girl that shared this bit of information with us had just remodeled her house, had a brand new toilet, and hence no green film in the tank, so she thought it was the perfect opportunity to try out a method she had heard of, or had a theory about. She also went on to say, that she was glad her new toilet was a pale brown color because the tannin discolored her the toilet bowl for quite some time....
Below is a recipe that I have used as recently as last year which is a good one to serve to those who stubbornly believe that acorn meal is yucky ... theyll never even know its there unless you tell them later -- and then theyll say things like "oh, thats why it was so bland,"or "oh, thats why I didnt like it," or "thats why it got hungry an hour later." If you want to be sure you are actually tasting the meal, use the recipe exactly as is. Once you feel confident that you wish to include the meal, but you want to add more character to the stew, feel free to add garlic, green pepper, carrots, etc. The acorn then replaces the starch of the potato, and provides you with more nutrition than the potato would provide.
Acorn flour and starch is commercially produced in Korea where it is used in their cuisine to make a pudding. You can buy this in almost all Korean or Asian markets.
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Traditional Venison Acorn Stew
To make venison stew, you will need the following:
2 lbs venison, cut up
1 Cup finely ground acorn meal
Cover venison with water in pot or basket; Add hot rocks to simmer until meat almost falls apart. Remove meat from broth and chop into fine pieces. Return to pot with liquid and stir in acorn meal. Serve hot.
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Acorn Stew
To make stew, you will need the following:
1 lb stewing beef
1/2 C finely ground acorn meal (tannin removed)
Salt and pepper to taste
Place beef in heavy pan and add water to cover. Cover with lid and simmer until very tender. Remove from liquid and cut meat into very fine pieces. Return meat to the liquid. Stir in the acorn meal. Add salt and pepper as desired. Heat until thickened and serve.
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Ethnic food enthusiasts like to substitute acorn meal for corn meal when making muffins -- usually using 1/2 corn meal and 1/2 acorn. Some have substituted 1/2 of the flour in a biscuit recipe with 1/2 acorn meal. Experiment carefully, remembering that a good portion of the work performed by flour has to do with the gluten in the floor. Acorn has no gluten, so youll have to keep this in mind. Here is a modern Acorn Bread recipe from the book "Cooking with Spirit, - North American Indian Food and Fact", By Darcy Williamson and Lisa
Railsback Copyright 1987 by Darcy Williamson. Published by Maverick Publications, Drawer 5007, Bend, Oregon 97701.
Acorn Bread
To make bread, you will need the following:
6 Tbl. cornmeal
1/2 C cold water
1 C boiling water
1 tsp sale
1 Tbl butter
1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 C lukewarm water
1 C mashed potatoes
2 C all-purpose flour
2 C finely ground leached acorn meal
Mix cornmeal with cold water, add boiling water and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add sale and butter and cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in lukewarm water. Add remaining ingredients to corn mixture, along with yeast. Knead to a stiff dough. Dough will be sticky. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk. Punch down, shape into two loaves, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.
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Acorn Griddle Cakes
To make cakes, you will need the following:
2/3 C finely ground leached acorn meal
1/3 C unbleached flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/3 tsp. salt
1 Tbl honey
1 egg, beaten
3/4 C milk
3 Tbl melted butter
Combine dry ingredients. Mix together egg and milk, then beat into dry ingredients, forming a smooth batter. Add butter. Drop batter onto hot, greased griddle. Bake, turning each cake when it is browned on underside and puffed and slightly set on top. Makes 12 to 15.
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Sunday, February 9, 2014

You can make Italian food at home – delicious Italian recipes

Italian food is something that almost everyone enjoys. Sometimes is difficult to afford it, go out to eat. There is a solution! You can easily prepare to make Italian food in your own home!

To make a full meal, the first step is salad. Check out of your local ingredients Department for all kinds of delicious, healthy options. You can from any kind of green vegetables and dressings. If you are in a hurry, you get a pre-made salad Kit. Like is your make first simple Italian food ready!

Next, you want to select an entree. There are several ways that are easy to prepare. Spaghetti and meat sauce is something you can prepare in minutes. You can choose different types of pasta, sauces and meat. If you want to make the dish healthier, use whole wheat pasta and ground Turkey Breast. Adding vegetables to your sauce and treat yourself to a dose of healthy fiber.

If you have more time, you can prepare the lasagna. Typically have Brown meat and sauce, adding just like when you make spaghetti. Then you will layer the sauce, pasta and cheese. Placing the lasagna in oven put and according to the instructions. Lasagna is delicious, and it looks like you hours in the kitchen spent. But its just another make easy to Italian food!

All Italian food goes well with hot garlic bread! Frozen garlic bread, the homemade taste, you can buy. Check your grocery store out bakery section, as you can have great-tasting fresh garlic bread. To prepare garlic bread in a bread quickly, or you can simply packaged bread butter and garlic add and it in the toaster oven toast.

Can an Italian desert to prepare. Here, things get a little tricky. If you are looking to save time, maybe your local bakery the best place to look. You may find some tiramisu, which is a delicious Italian desert. If not, can a cheesecake, which is often served in the Italian restaurants always pick you up.

Forget you, the right wine with your easy to Italian food make to serve. A quick search on the Internet should have some tips that will help you, yield select a great wine. If this is not the case that most businesses shows that tell you what wine best with certain foods. While you go out to eat will be, enjoy a great Italian meal. The good dishes get, put a nice tablecloth on the table, and the light some candles. Enjoy your easy to make Italian dinner, but still delicious! Youll be glad you stayed home.


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Saturday, January 25, 2014

ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Have you ever tried an angel food cake made from scratch? They are a little intimidating, at first, but the flavor and texture is extraordinary and you will never be happy with a bakery angel food cake again. They are worth every bit of effort!! It is amazing how tall this cake gets!



Read these instructions at least twice before you start baking…then follow the instructions to a "T". This is one cake you shouldn’t experiment with.

1 cup of cake flour
1 ½ cups white sugar (divided)
12 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt


Preheat oven to 375°. Be sure that your 10” (two piece) angel food pan is TOTALLY FREE of any grease or oil and it needs to be an angel food pan that is NOT Teflon coated. Make sure your mixing bowl, beaters and mixing spoons are all totally grease free. Remember, grease is the enemy when making an angel food cake because the cake is mostly egg whites. The cake needs to “grab onto” the sides of the pan in order for it to raise, and if there is grease (or Teflon), it can’t do that.
Do ahead: Sift 1 cup of CAKE flour with ¾ cup of white sugar and set aside.
In a large bowl, whip the egg whites, vanilla, cream of tartar and salt with an electric mixer, on high, until you get medium peaks (it takes about five minutes). Continue to whip and SLOWLY add ¾ cup of the sugar into the whites. Continue beating until the whites get to the stiff peak stage.

Next FOLD the flour/sugar combo into the whipped egg whites a tablespoon at a time. Make sure you FOLD, this mixture into the egg whites, DO NOT use mixer to do this and DO NOT stir. Gently fold from top to bottom. This process is necessary so you do not deflate the egg whites.

Put the batter into the angel food pan and smooth the top a little. Bake for 45 minutes. When the cake is done, the top will spring back just a little when you lightly touch it and the cake top will be dry to the touch. Remove from oven and immediately invert the pan and cool for a couple of hours. To remove the cooled cake from the pan, use a long slender bladed knife (I like my bread knife) and run it around the sides of the pan in small sawing motions. Next do the same around the center tube of the pan. Lift the cake out and run your knife under the cake, it should then life right off of the pan.
NOTE: Separate your egg whites into a small bowl before you add them to your mixing bowl so you don’t get ANY yolks into the batter.
NOTE: Save the yolks in a clean jar in the fridge. They will be good for a couple days at least.
NOTE: I usually run my utensils through the hottest dishwasher setting before I make this recipe, to insure they are totally grease free.


I hope I haven’t scared you away from trying this cake. It is delicious and worth every bit of effort.
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Italian Comfort Food Ad


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